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Social media dangers

Everybody’s buzzing on social media, sharing thoughts, opinions and personal details with the rest of the world – including cybercriminals.

Hackers and identity thieves have shifted their attention to Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest to pick out their victims and abuse their credentials and their accounts. But how exactly do they work and what scams do they employ? Here’s an overview of the most common social media threats and advice on how to protect yourself and your kids from them.

Social Media Dangers articles

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七月

2012

Learn the Don'ts of social networking

Imagine this: while surfing the web, you run into a last-minute city-break deal. The offer is so good that you just can’t resist it. So you book it on the spot.... Read more

2

四月

2012

Even if you’ve been on social media since its birth, do you really know all the threats running amuck over there? Maybe you’re one of the lucky people who haven’t run int... Read more